A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:2008-05-21
Duration:152 min
Country:France
Director:Arnaud Desplechin
Actors:Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric, Chiara Mastroianni
Production:Why Not Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Bac Films

Overview:

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.

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